smokey eyes

There are times you want your smoky eye to coyly whisper and times you want it to barge into the room and demand everyone acknowledge its hotness. Adriana Lima went for category two at the IWC Gala Dinner in Switzerland, which means we have an opportunity to talk about the real secret to getting your smoky eyes to look this intense. Ready for this? The secret: Forget eyeshadow and just draw alllllll around your eyes with an eyeliner pencil instead. Then you smudge it out to soften the edges and create more of a shadow look—but with the intensity of a liner. Then you can go over it with eyeshadow if your liner has a tendency to migrate to matte down the oils that can make it travel throughout the night. But the shadow is really a supporting player here. It's all about the pencil. You guys ever try this trick? read more

Makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic outdid himself yesterday. He gave Kim Kardashian this absolutely stunning smoky eye look to attend John Legend's birthday party in New York City. @kimkardashian tonight. beauty has the power to hypnotize #MakeupByMario @thewallgroup A photo posted by Mario Dedivanovic (@makeupbymario) on Jan 8, 2015 at 6:16pm PST A shot of her with her eyes closed: It's intense and so rich—he clearly mixed several shades to get this kind of depth. I spy gray, black, navy, and perhaps something even a touch teal. And then the bright spot at the inner corners? Breathtaking. This is Kardashian smoke as it should be. It's possibly his best work on her yet. Now, I don't have a how-to for this particular look, but this video below details how to get one she wore on a Glamour cover. Watch and learn: read more

When getting glam for the red carpet, Anne Hathaway tends to go for dramatic eyeliner and/or a statement lip, but only rarely do we see her try a shadow-heavy smoky eye. Which is what makes this so exciting. Look! A photo posted by Kate Lee (@kateleemakeup) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:41pm PST For last night's New York City premiere of Interstellar, the smoky eye was ON, thanks to celebrity makeup artist Kate Lee, who helped prep Anne for the event. Look at that brown haze extending all the way up to the crease—major smoked-out drama happening here, and I love it. Note: In the event photos, Anne's lipstick showed up a more muted dark rose, not hot pink—although I love it in the Instagram shot above too! Either way, super pretty. Do you love this smoky makeup look on Anne Hathaway as much as I do, or do you prefer her usual more clean-eyed scheme? read more

When Stuart Weitzman hosts a cocktail party in Paris, Miranda Kerr brings it. You've got to see the detail on the smoky eye makeup look she wore at the party. It's just a ring of bronze eyeliner with a bit of bronze eyeshadow on her top lids. But it's done with a liner with just the right amount of shimmer to make her look like a smoldering goddess with magical powers. More would have made her look juvenile. Less, and she would have skipped that ethereal element that's making me want to be her right now. The one I've been using recently? Make Up for Ever's Aqua Eyes Liner in Pearly Brown. It's more of a chocolate shade with shimmer in it, so it's a little more intense than some lighter bronze shades. And intensity is a good thing when it comes to smoky eyes. Have a shade of your own you love? If so leave it in the comments! read more

It was a good year for smoky eyes, and I've rounded up the best of the kohl-rimmed makeup looks that hit the red carpet over the past 12 months. Behold the sexiness! Keira Knightley started us off strong with this stunning look: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest Then Adriana Lima hit us with some gold prettiness: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest In March we swooned for Jennifer Lawrence's hazy look. Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest Taylor Swift went for antique metal in April: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest Taylor Schilling dazzled us in blue-gray: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest May brought us this very dramatic look on Charlize Theron: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest Khloe Kardashian lightened things up in June: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest Around the same time, Duchess Catherine stepped out in the closest thing to a smoky eye we may ever seen on her: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest And Katie Holmes showed us that girls-next-door can go smoky, too: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest Mila Kunis defended her "Smoky-eye Queen" title: Source: glamour.com via Beth on Pinterest In fall, Jessica Biel hit us with this stunning read more

OK, look: Smoky eye makeup is a red-carpet go-to, and you expect to see it pop up quite a bit on the red carpet. But last night, like, everyone was wearing it. EVERYONE. Here are just three of the stars who went for it: read more

When it comes to makeup, Duchess Catherine doesn't really do dramatic—so the slightly heavier gray eye makeup look she wore yesterday might be the closest thing we'll ever get to seeing her in a smoky eye. And—not surprising—it's quite pretty on her! read more

Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson has managed to do the impossible: Find a makeup look that's somehow both summery and femme fatale-ish. Let's go over how it all came together, shall we? Oh, you know you want to. read more

I know I freak out over a lot of hair and makeup looks on this blog, but, I really really really mean it this time. This eye makeup look on Milla Jovovich may just be the best thing I have ever seen. read more

I should warn you that you probably won't get much done today after you see this picture of The Lucky One star Taylor Schilling's eye makeup. You're just going to want to stare and stare and stare. But you know what? That's cool 'cause I'm going to drive your obsession by zooming in on it and breaking it down. read more

Selma Blair's got insanely gorgeous brown eyes that are usually both friendly and hot. And she can pull off a smoky eye. So why does she look all blood-shot and alien-esque here to me? Here's my theory. read more